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reviving a cigar

raceu4it

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was at a friend of my's funeral last week who came back from his first trip abroad to cuba, and his son's decided to crack there dad's souvenir bottle of cuban rum as a toast to their dad, and then we decided to smoke the cuban cigars he brought back, unfortunately the cohiba cigars weren't stored properly and their dry. Is there anyway of rescuing these great cigars?
 
What Transporter said. Start with low humidity in a humidor (it's gotta have an accurate hygrometer on it) and gradually increase the humidity in the humidor over the course of several months. This is a long process, but worth it for good quality Cohibas. If you google this exact problem you will get lots of advice and how to's. Good luck with the rehab project.
 
I bought little ultra model cigar oaisis to keep up with the dry air here in Alberta seems to work pretty good I am now adding water every week 10 days or something like that.MAke sure the humidor you get has the hydrometer on the outside of the box then you dont have to open it all the time to see the reading.
http://www.cigaroasis.com/
 
I'll assume that you don't have a humidor, or the cigars would not have dried out in the first place. Basically, you should do what has already been said. If you don't have a humidor, use a piece of wet sponge in a tupperware, just put something between them so the cigars don't actually touch the wet sponge. Start with the sponge barely damp. Do that for a week or two, then add a little more water to the sponge and do it again. Repeat until cigars have attained the desired humidity level.

The important thing is not to start with a sponge that is too wet. If the air in your home made "humidor" is too damp, the tobacco will absorb moisture too rapidly. This can cause the cigar to bulge and/or actually split.

Be patient. Good Cuban Cohibas are worth wating for.
 
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